L+M nurses, technicians picket in the rain

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayMembers of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayL+M Hospital staff adjust to some temporary changes including a security check-in table in the hospital's lobby as members of Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayMembers of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayLead Front Desk Receptionist Cheryl "Tidge" Copp, center, helps to direct a patient and her husband to their proper appointment at the L+M Hospital Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 as members of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayMembers of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The Day Members of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayMembers of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

Buy PhotoTim Cook/The DayMembers of AFT CT Local 5049 of Registered Nurses and AFT CT Local 5051 of LPN Technologists along with union supporters picket outside of the L+M Hospital on the first day of their strike Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013 while non-union staff continue running the daily operation of the hospital.

Nurses and technicians began a strike at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, assembling on the sidewalk outside for a day of picketing in the rain instead of taking care of patients.